Number of students like borchardt starts climbing. Climbing. We work with a lot of manufacturers in the area and one of the things that we hear from them a lot is how difficult it is to find skilled work force. Kirkwood staff say when many people think of manufacturing. They think of what the industry looked like years ago. Ago. The United States is a country that was founded on making things. Roger kloudas company in linn county makes plastic injection molds for major brands like polaris, yamaha and honda. He says manufacturing is much cleaner and more hightech than it used to be. And something that can be made into a career. Career. Those of us who still make things have a lot of pride in that. Msi mold builders is one of 15 companies at kirkwoods advancing the future tour. Tour. They want people to realize that in order to continue to move forward and grow within our region, manufacturers play a key part in that. Manufacturers say they have to compete nationally for workers. But pro
Different markets besides the chicago one which is very encouraging. I spoke with sioux Gateway Airport director mike collett about todays news. He says the airport is glad to get the two bids and quote we did a good job making airlines realize sioux city has a lot to offer. Matt and sheila . Sioux city residents, who have internet with cable one, can service. Today, cable one announced the upcoming launch of gigaone, which is the the companys new gigabit service. The companys newest speed is 40 times faster than the average speed the company offers, right now. But, youll have to have patience. Cable one will launch its new service, next year. Its a little cooler today but what does the weekend have in store . Here to tell us that is chief meteorologis t ron demers with the first look at our forecast. Weather adlib temperatures were closer to average today but we knew we couldnt first few days of november brought us. Tonight will be cool with a lot of us seeing lows dip into the upper
Set of eyes. The camera does act and they say even with the high cost theyre not inexpensive they are to two thousand dollars per bus they cant imagine what the cameras truly business, improves the safety for our kids, and backs up our drivers. Stephanie Johnston Community schools is also looking at possibilities of privitizing bus services for the next school year. They say cameras will be a priority if they do decide to contract buses. Reporting live in the studio Stephanie Kim local 5 news we are iowa. Stephanie now heres some background on this story. A 15 year old johnston student with special needs was assaulted on the way home from school on october 29th. The bus driver, robert scarbough, was charged with child endangeremnt and assault, and has since bonded out of jail. The student and his family have spoken to local 5 about the assault and are waiting for the School District to finish their investigation before pursuing legal action. Stay with local 5 for the latest on this sto